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Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is a new Shoot from the Hip article, where I take a very short, speedy look at a video game or anime which I’ve enjoyed recently with the aim of helping you decide whether or not to try it! Today I’m looking at the most recent installment in the Metroid series, Metroid Dread, so come join me to find out all you need to know about it!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another instalment of my quick-fire series Shoot from the Hip where I take a very quick and spoiler free look at an anime or video game to help you decide if you want to check it out yourself. This time I’m looking at Inu-Oh, the new film by director Masaaki Yuasa (Lu Over the Wall, Ride Your Wave), so come join me to find out what it’s all about.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to my first post of 2022! Today’s article is another one in my Shoot from the Hip series where I take a very brief look at a video game or anime to help you decide if you should try it for yourself. This time I’m looking at the upcoming anime film release Belle, so if you’ve been wondering whether or not to go and see it then hopefully this will help!
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Hello dear readers and thank you for joining me for another Shoot from the Hip post here on Shoot the Rookie. If you’ve not seen one of these posts before, the idea is that I take a very brief look at a game I’ve played to help you guys decide whether or not you should play it too. Today’s game is Gravity Rush, so come join me to find out what it’s all about!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another instalment of my Shoot from the Hip series where I try to boil down all you need to know about an anime or game in just a couple of quick-fire paragraphs. Today I’m taking a look at the recently released anime film Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, so why not join me to find out what it’s all about and decide whether or not you want to see it.
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Hello dear readers and thank you for joining me for another one of my quick fire posts where I take you on a whirlwind tour of a random video game or anime. Today’s instalment is about one of my favourite indie games – Untitled Goose Game – so why not join me to learn all about a horrible goose or two.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to the latest of my quick-fire series Shoot from the Hip where I aim to distill my thoughts on a game or anime into around 500 words. Today I’m taking a look at the most recent entry in the Fatal Frame series, so why not join me to find out what this game has to offer!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another one of my quick-fire posts here on Shoot the Rookie! This week I’m looking at the super slick action game Astral Chain, so why not join me for a quick overview of it and see if it sounds like something you would want to play yourself.
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Good day dear readers and welcome to the second edition of my ‘Shoot from the Hip’ series where I take a game or anime and attempt to convey my feelings about it in around 500 words. Today’s piece is on 2020 ‘survival horror’ game Deadly Premonition 2, so let’s jump right in and see what it’s all about!
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me for this quick-fire look at the 1999 anime film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Why not read on to learn a bit more about the film and see if it’s something you fancy watching yourself.
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